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Politicians politic while the Reef burns
A war of words erupted yesterday between Queensland and Australian Government Ministers over who had done more to keep the Great Barrier Reef off the World Heritage ‘in danger’ list following the UNESCO Committee’s decision on Wednesday. A war of words erupted yesterday between Queensland and Australian Government Ministers over who had done more to…
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Fracking blackmail will take us down a time tunnel to nowhere land
Fracking is a loaded word. When it is spoken people see images of lit cigarette lighters next to water taps with pops of flame jumping from the flowing liquid. Burning rivers, water contamination and mystery illnesses. It’s an unpopular word, an ugly word. Only fitting for an ugly, destructive practice. Originally published on The…
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Australia going dark on climate change
The Australian government is choosing to remain silent on climate change in the hope that it can fly under the radar. The Australian government is choosing to remain silent on climate change in the hope that it can fly under the radar. This week we saw Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the helm of…
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Government can’t afford to turn blind eye to climate change
Press release – 9 May, 2017Tuesday May 9, 2017: The Turnbull government has continued to ignore climate change and the need to fund renewable energy at a time when the country is demanding leadership on the most serious threat of our age, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says.Released tonight by Federal Treasurer, Scott Morrison, the 2017 Budget…
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6 JAWsome shark facts!
Do sharks make you think of the theme music from Jaws and shark nets at the beach? A whale shark photographed from above in Cenderawasih Bay National Park, Indonesia. Do sharks make you think of the theme music from Jaws and shark nets at the beach? It’s Shark Week – the perfect time to bust…
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Twitter responds to #AustraliansForCoal
When the Australian Minerals Council launched their million-dollar pro-coal advertising campaign yesterday, Australians for Coal, they weren’t expecting this. They were trying to build a movement of people committed to supporting good ol’ fashioned coal to power Australia’s energy needs for the next 100 years and beyond. But the Internet had better ideas. The public response…
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Protestors take ANZ’s AGM by storm, highlighting fossil fuel investment risks
Press release – 17 December, 2013BRISBANE, 18 DECEMBER: Shareholders and bank executives will be left in no doubt about the bank’s position as number one financer of coal mines in Australia and its position as the world’s 19th largest climate offender as they made their way into the bank’s AGM today through a group of…